Police: New Haven man beaten with pistol during robbery

Published 6:55 pm, Wednesday, August 24, 2016

NEW HAVEN >> New Haven Police responded early Wednesday morning to reports that a man had been beaten with a pistol in his apartment.

At about 3 a.m., police arrived at an apartment on Woodward Avenue where the alleged beating took place.

The 22-year-old victim told police he had been followed into his apartment that morning by an unknown suspect and beaten with a pistol. The perpetrator reportedly fired shots, and it is believed that one bullet grazed Gonzalez’s shoulder, according to police.

Gonzalez said he had been robbed of several hundred dollars and some marijuana.

Police noted in the report that there were no footprints in the victim’s lawn and there is a high fence surrounding the yard.